a matter of 20 leagues, and there we took the sun, and we were in 53⅔°, and from there we returned to N.W., a matter of 15 leagues, and there anchored in 53° latitude. In this strait there are a great many elbows, and the chains of mountains are very high and covered with snow, with much forest. After that we went to N.W. and a quarter W., and in this course there are many islets; and issuing from this strait the coast turns to the north, and on the left hand we saw a cape with an island, and we gave them the name of Cape Fermoso and Cape Deseado, and it is in the same latitude as the Cape of the Virgins, which is at the beginning of the straits, and from the said Cape Fermoso we afterwards went to N.W. and to N., and to N.N.E., and we went in this course two days and three nights, and in the morning we saw land of pointed hills, and it runs North and South (thus runs the coast of the South sea) and from this land to Cape Fermoso there is a matter of 20 leagues, and we saw this land the 1st December. Now I will commence the course and latitude of this voyage after this land, and the 1st day of December, when we were opposite to it; it is in latitude 48°. December— On the 2nd of December we did not take the sun, but we went to the N.N.E., and were in 47¼°, and this day we found ourselves that much ahead,[446] as all this country is in the same altitude. On the 3rd, we went N.W., and found ourselves in 46° 30′. „ 4th, to N.W., „ 45½ „ 5th, to N. ¼ N.W. „ 44¼ „ 6th, to N.E. ¼ E. „ 44 „ 7th, to N.E. ¼ E. „ 43⅔ „ 8th, to N.E. ¼ N. „ 43¼ „ 9th, to N.N.E. „ 42⅔ „ 10th, to N.E. ¼ E. „ 42 12′. „ 11th, to N.E. ¼ E. „ 41⅔ „ 12th, to N.E. ½ E. „ 41¼ „ 13th, to N.E. ¼ N. „ 40 „ 14th, to N. „ 38¾ „ 15th, to N. ¼ N.E. „ 38 „ 16th, to N. ¼ N.W. „ 36½ „ 17th, to N.W. ¼ N. „ 34½ „ 18th, to N. ¼ N.W. „ 33½ „ 19th, to N.W. „ 32⅔ „ 20th, to N.W. „ 31¾ „ 21st, to N.W. „ 30⅔ „ 22nd, to W. ¼ S.W., „ 30⅔° „ 23rd, to W.N.W. „ 30 „ 24th, to W.N.W. „ 29¾ „ 25th, to W.N.W. „ 29½ „ 26th, to N.W. ¼ W. „ 28¾ „ 27th, to N.W. ¼ W. „ 27⅔ „ 28th, to N.W. ¼ W. „ 26⅔ „ 29th, to W.N.W. „ 26⅓ „ 30th, to W., 12 leagues. „ 31st, to N.W. „ 25½ Year 1521—January— On the 1st, to W.